Workday QA Testing Lead

• We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented QA/Testing Lead to join our Workday team
• This newly created role offers a unique opportunity to shape our Workday testing strategy and processes from the ground up
• You will be instrumental in building a robust, scalable, and repeatable testing framework that supports both enhancements and business-as-usual updates
• If you are passionate about quality, thrive in Agile environments, and enjoy cross-functional collaboration, wed love to hear from you

Responsibilities

• Develop or review and execute test scenarios/scripts and or more formal plans, to validate product functionality against requirements and specifications.
• Perform functional, security, and regression testing of enhancement/incident-fix releases in conjunction with the regional business leads.
• Coordinate with regional business Leads, business testers, and Build Team to ensure reported defects and issues from UAT are resolved or addressed
• Ensure timely completion of tests and clear communication of results.
• Support regular audit team request for information on test process
• Provide actionable feedback to improve application enhancement development, testing and deployment processes.
• Stay current with the latest testing tools, techniques, and methodologies and provide recommendations on testing standards, practices, and documentation including the use of testing automation tools.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 6-8 years of Workday functional experience in Core HR, Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Talent/Performance Management and Security
• Workday Report Writer skills to pull test data and audit related information out of Workday
• Familiarity with ServiceNow case management system
• Exposure to in-depth Workday configuration and end-to-end solutions, including downstream system impacts, is not essential but an advantage
• 2-3 years of experience in QA/testing roles, ideally within SaaS support organization or tech consultancy environments.
• Strong understanding of Agile testing practices and the four quadrants of testing.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Stakeholder expectation management